Dermatopathology

A sound background in dermatopathology is essential for the diagnosis of both inflammatory dermatoses and cutaneous tumors. This book provides an introduction to the principles of dermatopathology, aimed primarily at dermatologists and pathologists in training, but useful for a wide audience.

Basic Principles
Principles of diagnosis	p. 3
The skin biopsy	p. 5
Histopathological techniques	p. 7
Staining	p. 7
Immunohistochemical stains	p. 9
Immunofluorescence studies	p. 11
Molecular biological procedures	p. 12
Dermatopathologic glossary	p. 15
Inflammatory and Infectious Dermatoses
Epidermis - Spongiosis, acanthosis and hyperparakeratosis	p. 19
Dermatitis	p. 20
Prurigo	p. 22
Psoriasis	p. 24
Pustular psoriasis	p. 26
Pityriasis rosea	p. 28
Cutaneous fungal infections	p. 30
Viral papillomas	p. 32
Molluscum contagiosum	p. 34
Epidermis - Acantholysis	p. 37
Darier disease	p. 38
Hailey-Hailey disease	p. 40
Herpes virus infections	p. 42
Bullous diseases	p. 45
Pemphigus foliaceus	p. 46
Pemphigus vulgaris	p. 48
Bullous pemphigoid	p. 50
Dermatitis herpetiformis	p. 52
Porphyria cutanea tarda	p. 54
Interface dermatoses	p. 57
Erythema multiforme	p. 58
Pityriasis lichenoides	p. 60
Lichen planus	p. 62
Lichen sclerosus	p. 64
Lupus erythematosus	p. 66
Pigmented purpuric dermatoses	p. 68
Dermis - Vascular disorders	p. 71
Leukocytoclastic vasculitis	p. 72
Granuloma faciale and erythema elevatum et diutinum	p. 74
Polyarteritis nodosa	p. 76
Cryoglobulinemia	p. 78
Dermis - Granulomatous inflammation	p. 81
Granuloma annulare	p. 82
Necrobiosis lipoidica	p. 84
Sarcoidosis	p. 86
Foreign body granuloma	p. 88
Mycobacterial infections	p. 90
Syphilis	p. 92
Leishmaniasis	p. 94
Dermis - Interstitial inflammation	p. 97
Borreliosis	p. 98
Morphea	p. 100
Dermis - Diffuse mixed inflammatory infiltrates	p. 103
Urticaria	p. 104
Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis	p. 106
Eosinophilic cellulitis	p. 108
Arthropod assault reaction	p. 110
Dermis - Degenerative and metabolic disorders	p. 113
Chondrodermatitis helicis nodularis chronica	p. 114
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum	p. 116
Xanthoma	p. 118
Dermis - Inflammation of adnexal structures	p. 121
Folliculitis	p. 122
Alopecia areata	p. 124
Lupus erythematosus of scalp	p. 126
Folliculitis decalvans	p. 128
Subcutaneous fat - Panniculitis	p. 131
Erythema nodosum	p. 132
Lupus panniculitis	p. 134
Drug reactions	p. 136
Artifactual damage	p. 140
Cysts
Epithelial cysts	p. 145
Epidermoid cyst	p. 146
Trichilemmal cyst	p. 148
Steatocystoma	p. 150
Pseudocysts	p. 153
Digital mucous cyst	p. 154
Hamartomas and Neoplasms
Epidermal hamartomas and neoplasms	p. 159
Epidermal nevus	p. 160
Nevus sebaceus	p. 162
Seborrheic keratosis	p. 164
Clear cell acanthoma	p. 166
Porokeratosis	p. 168
Actinic keratosis	p. 170
Bowen disease	p. 172
Squamous cell carcinoma	p. 174
Keratoacanthoma	p. 176
Melanocytic lesions	p. 179
Mucosal melanotic macule	p. 180
Lentigo simplex	p. 182
Melanocytic nevi - junctional and compound types	p. 184
Melanocytic nevi - dermal and congenital types	p. 186
Halo nevus	p. 188
Blue nevus	p. 190
Dysplastic melanocytic nevus	p. 192
Spitz nevus	p. 194
Lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma	p. 196
Superficial spreading melanoma	p. 198
Nodular melanoma	p. 200
Acrolentiginous melanoma	p. 202
Desmoplastic melanoma	p. 204
Adnexal tumors	p. 207
Sebaceous hyperplasia	p. 208
Pilomatricoma	p. 210
Syringoma	p. 212
Syringocystadenoma papilliferum	p. 214
Poroma	p. 216
Hidradenoma	p. 218
Spiradenoma	p. 220
Cylindroma	p. 222
Paget disease	p. 224
Trichoblastoma	p. 226
Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma	p. 228
Basal cell carcinoma	p. 230
Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus	p. 232
Soft tissue proliferations and neoplasms	p. 235
Scar	p. 236
Hypertrophic scar and keloid	p. 238
Skin tag	p. 240
Dermatofibroma	p. 242
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans	p. 244
Atypical fibroxanthoma	p. 246
Leiomyoma	p. 248
Nevus lipomatosus superficialis	p. 250
Lipoma	p. 252
Neurofibroma	p. 254
Schwannoma	p. 256
Merkel cell carcinoma	p. 258
Vascular tumors	p. 261
Hemangioma	p. 262
Pyogenic granuloma	p. 264
Angiokeratoma	p. 266
Kaposi sarcoma	p. 268
Angiosarcoma	p. 270
Lymphomas and pseudolymphomas	p. 273
Mycosis fungoides	p. 274
Primary cutaneous CD30-positive lymphoproliferative diseases	p. 276
Primary cutaneous follicle center B-cell lymphoma	p. 278
Cutaneous B-cell pseudolymphoma	p. 280
Histiocytoses and mastocytoses	p. 283
Langerhans cell histiocytoses	p. 284
Juvenile xanthogranuloma	p. 286
Cutaneous mastocytoses	p. 288
Cutaneous metastases	p. 290
Subject Index	p. 293
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